'This is the year to do it': Bill to reduce Washington sales tax garners bipartisan support
A proposal to reduce Washington’s sales and use tax is garnering bipartisan support in the state Legislature this session.
SB 5932 would cut Washington’s sales tax rate on retail items by 1%, lowering it from 6.5% to 5.5%.
While Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature have frequently been at odds over taxation, the bill has already garnered support from both sides of the aisle. It was originally sponsored by Democratic State Sen. Mona Das, who is now being joined by fellow Democrat Patty Kuderer as a co-sponsor, in addition to nine Republicans. That includes GOP Senate Minority Leader John Braun, and Senators Phil Fortunato, Perry Dozier, Chris Gildon, Jeff Holy, Ann Rivers, Keith Wagoner, Judy Warnick, and Lynda Wilson.
For Das, the bill is about providing a salve to a tax code acknowledged by some to be among the most regressive of any state.
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